An inquiry into Natural Materials by

INTRODUCTION

kamalbhullar08 — 2023-03-14 07:18:07 UTC

What is Natural Material? Natural Material are substances that are derived from the natural world, such as plants, animals, minerals and other naturally occurring resources. They are not created through an kind of human-made process and are often found in their raw state in nature. Examples of natural material include wood, stone, clay, wool and many others. Researches made by Pacini-Ketchabaw, V, Kind, S & Kocher, LLM 2016, clearly states how thinking with materials transforms early childhood education, provoking educators to notice how materials and young children live entangled lives in classroom, how they change each other through their material encounters. This padlet investigates a number of what they are, memories associated with them, and how early childhood educators assist children in encountering these materials.

CHARCOAL

kamalbhullar08 — 2023-03-14 07:47:16 UTC

When I thinking about charcoal, it brings me back home memories from my childhood that my grandmother used Chulha for cooking and for fire she used wood which turns into pieces of charcoal. I used to draw alphabets and numbers with the charcoal. According to Springgay, 2011, Charcoal is not just for drawing with. Charcoal still holds hope, we think about an encounter as a moment of meeting, where things and forces and human and nonhuman beings come together in shapes of difference.
Charcoal is a versatile substances with a variety of particle application. It is commonly used as fuel for cooking food, especially in outdoor grilling and barbecuing. Charcoal is used as a soil amendment to improve drainage and retain moisture in the soil. It is a popular medium for drawing and sketching, especially for creating portraits and landscapes. According to Gunson 64, show that Aboriginal people projecting seam of excellent coal of the caking description, which burnt with a bright fame, throwing out great heat.
As per Pacini-Ketchabaw, V, Kind, S & Kocher, LLM 2016, Charcoal is intensely hospitable to encounters with other. It marks spread, envelops, draws in. As it does this, it announces its presence and compels a response. It is difficult to remain neutral to charcoal and unaffected by it. Charcoal's rich backness, its infinite tiny particles, its chalky softness compels, repels and affronts.
Children find charcoal to be a fun and engaging material to play with. Charcoal can be a great way to encourage creativity and help child's develop their fine motor skills. Children can experiment with charcoal, which is safe to use, in early childhood centres.

CLAY

kamalbhullar08 — 2023-03-14 09:26:27 UTC

Clay is formed through the process of weathering end erosion, as water and wind break down roads and minerals into smaller pieces. When I thinking about clay, it brings me back home because my mother used clay for paint the walls and floor and even nowadays in my village people still using clay for making decoration pieces. I remember when I was child, we celebrate Diwali festival and on this occasion i used to make home with clay and i used to decorate that home with lights. According to Neeta and Carly (p. 51), clay is not clay anymore, clay is a marshmallow. Naming clay as clay would main sliding back to the usual understanding of clay, to stratifications of clay as clay that make us forget that we can indeed care for clay differently.
Clay is a versatile and widely used material that has been used foe thousands of years by civilizations around the world for various purposes such as pottery, sculpture and even medium. Clay has natural adhesive qualities that make it useful for construction. According to Huggett & Jennifer 2019, clay has been used for creating utilitarian and beautiful ceramics, as well as building materials.
According to Pacini-Ketchabaw, V, Kind, S & Kocher, LLM 2016, With the problems clay poses and more precisely, with its demands. when the clay is shaped, might blisters or pit the objects glaze. If clay's particles become ionized and repeal each other, clay might liquefy and become unworkable.
Clay is a fantastic material for children's activities as it allows them to explore their creating and imagination while also developing their fine motor skills. Children can use their hands to create various shapes and figures from clay. They can experiment with different techniques rolling and coiling to create different shapes. In childcare centres, clay activities can provide an outlet for children to express themselves and their emotions.

PAINT

kamalbhullar08 — 2023-03-14 09:52:46 UTC

Painting is a form of art has been apart of human history for thousands of years, with ancient cave paintings and rock art being some of the earliest examples of human artistic expressions. When i thinking about painting in my childhood, it was my favourite activity, I use to show my emotions with painting. According to Ingold, 2011, Paint became something to think with rather than a tool to develop toddler's sensory skills. In this way, paint acted as both verb and noun.
Paint can be used to create a wide range of styles and genres, painting can be used to tell a story or convey a message to the services. It can be used to represent a particular culture or tradition showcasing the unique usual language of a particular region. According to Pacini-Ketchabaw, V, Kind, S & Kocher, LLM 2016, Paint blurred distinction between the child who paints and painted picture. Melting away all the boundaries, paint assembled human and nonhuman bodies and became an assemblage in itself.
In childcare centre, painting can be a fun and education activity for children. Encourage children to explore their imagination and express themselves through their art. Children encounters with paint they cover, performance, narrate, laugh, draw art, share.

Music

kamalbhullar08 — 2023-03-14 10:24:15 UTC

Music is an art form that uses sound and rhythm to convey stories and revoke certain moods. It involves combining elements like melody, harmony, rhythm and dynamic in certain ways. Music help me remind my childhood, when I was 4 years my grandmother makes me sleep by singing our traditional songs. Music played a very crucial part in my life. My father taught me number and alphabets by singing in music mood. Lomax, 1976, believed that a cultures song performance style has a special culture and social role to play among human communication systems.
Music can be use for a variety of purposes, including entertainment, communication and cultural preservation. In terms of communication, music can convey a wide range of emotions and messages through the lyrics, melody and rhythm. The use of music is incredibly diverse and can vary depends on context, culture and personal preferences of the listeners.
Music can help children learn new words, improve their vocabulary and develop their communications skills. Dancing and moving to music can promote physical activity and help children develop their gross motor skills. In childcare music used for different purposes like sleeping, for activities like music and movement, etc.
I create music at home using utensil, it is usually referred as homemade music. This can also be a way to express oneself and connect with others through shared musical experience.

CONCLUSION

kamalbhullar08 — 2023-03-14 10:52:16 UTC

Children enjoy using their imagination and curiosity to investigate and experiment with various material. The use of natural materials such as clay, charcoal, paint and music can have a positive impact on children's development and learning. These materials can be valuable tools for educators in an education centre to provide a well-rounded and engaging curriculum for children. By incorporating these materials into various activities, educators can create a dynamic and learning environment that support children's development across multiple domains.

REFERENCES

kamalbhullar08 — 2023-03-14 11:14:14 UTC

Pacini-Ketchabaw, V, Kind, S & Kocher, LLM 2016 Encounters with materials in early childhood education, Routledge.
Gunson 64, "Middens of the Central Coast, New South Wales." Australian Archaeology 7.(Oct., 1977)
Lomax, (1976), "Charcoal" Encyclopedia of Toxicology.
Ipswich Art Gallery 2017, 'Light Play: education resource', Ipswich Art Gallery, City of Ipswich, viewed 15 March 2023,

LIGHT

kamalbhullar08 — 2023-03-15 10:55:53 UTC

Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that our eyes can detect. Light is a type of energy that is emitted by a source, such as sun or a light bulb, and travel through space until it reaches an observe. According to Ipswich, 2017, Light is a natural energy that makes us see things and makes things visible when passes through something but it does not make a clear image. When i was childhood i use lights for decoration and also decorate with diva light.
Light can be used in our daily life. The most common use of light is to illuminate spaces such as homes, schools, public paces, streets, etc. We can use natural light for our body as well like sitting under sun and getting Vitamin D. Natural light provides numerous benefits for our health, well being and environment and should be utilized whenever possible.
The use of light in early childhood is known as the ray of light atelier, which is a place for children to conduct research and experiment using light ( Mahshulah, Syaodih, Rachmawatin2020). Children who are giving the freedom to experiment with light, can provide opportunities to teach children about the concept of science.

PAPER

kamalbhullar08 — 2023-03-15 12:45:02 UTC

Paper has been used for thousands of years, and has played an important role in the development of human civilization. The process of making paper typically involves socking the raw material in water, pressing and drying them into thin sheets and then cutting and sizing them to the desired shapes and thickness. Paper also recall my childhood memories, I use paper for making dresses for barbie, it was fun to do stitching and cutting the paper for dresses. Ingold (2013) reminds us that we are participants in a world of active materials. The conduct of thought goes along with and continually answers to, the fluxes and flows of the materials we work with.
Paper provides a versatile and inexpensive medium for creative expression, learning and play. Paper is a great surface for draw and colour by using paint, pencil and pen. These activities helps children develop their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and creativity. Origami is the art of folding paper into various shapes and objects. We can use paper for crafts like paper aeroplanes, paper dolls, paper flowers and more. According to Lella et al. 2015, The in which children invent with materials are often unexpected and surprising, therefore, it is important for educator who work with children to adopt an attitude of freedom and open-ended possibility toward children's work.